G-A-Y boss runs London Marathon for Elton John AIDS Foundation

Jeremy Joseph, the boss of legendary UK club G-A-Y, has run his third London Marathon and has risen over £135,000 ($217,458, €164,553) for the Elton John AIDs Foundation.

With the aim of reaching his target of £150,000 ($241,620, €182,837), Joseph finished the race at a time of four hours, thirty-two minutes and 46 seconds. He ran with the other 35,900 athletes hoping to complete the 26.2 mile course.

In the 32nd year of the London Marathon, Joseph organised balloons to be released to spread awareness about the number of people living with HIV in the UK.

It is estimated 91,500 people live with HIV in the UK, and a quarter do not know they are living with the disease.

One balloon represented 500 people, and twenty-six balloons were released at seven points during the race at London landmarks including Tower Bridge, Canary Wharf, and Big Ben.

Kenya’s Wilson Kipsang won the men’s title, more than two minutes ahead of fellow Kenyan Martin Lel. Mary Keitany, another Kenyan, retained her London Marathon female title.